Workshop Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt Ph. D.

Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services
PRESENTS
Exploring the Need to Grieve and Mourn: Healing Yourself, Your Family, and Your Friends
&
Exploring the Paradoxes of Mourning: Enhancing Your Understanding of the Three Forgotten Truths
...two community seminar’s with…
Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt Ph. D.
Author - Educator - Grief Counselor
MONDAY - MAY 16, 2016
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - GENERAL AUDIENCE
&
TUESDAY - MAY 17, 2016
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM - FOR CAREGIVERS
at the Vernon Atrium and Conference Centre
(3914 32nd Street, Vernon, BC)
Cost: $10.00
must be prepre-paid (cash or cheque only please)
Phone: (250) 558 - 0866
Tickets are available at our Vernon Alternatives Office
4417 29th Street, Vernon, BC
8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday
About the Presenter
Alternatives Funeral Services is proud to announce that
they will be bringing the renowned Dr. Alan Wolfelt back
for another seminar/workshop.
Description: In this informative workshop, Dr. Alan Wolfelt will explore three forgotten
truths surrounding grief and loss. You will learn how sometimes old-fashioned trumps
newfangled. You will learn how those who walked before us have much to teach us about the
mysteries of life and death. You will learn about the wisdom anchored in three paradoxical
truths of mourning.
TRUTH ONE:
ONE
TRUTH TWO:
TWO
TRUTH THREE:
THREE
You must say hello before you can say goodbye.
You must make friends with the darkness before you
can enter the light.
You must go backward before you can go forward.
Objectives: (for the caregivers workshop)
Upon completion of this workshop, the participant will be able to:
• Define the concept of paradox in relationship to grief and mourning
• Explain the three forgotten truths
• Describe a number of influences on the paradoxes
• Understand the concept of the “Slow Grief Movement”
Who Should Attend? This compassionate workshop will help anyone who wants to learn more about how to support those who
have experienced loss. Nurses, psychologists, counselors, social workers, chaplains, and other interested
healthcare professionals
helping individuals cope with traumatic grief are invited to attend. Regardless of your specific job title or role, you can and will
benefit from this learning experience.
Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt is a noted author, educator, and grief counselor. Recipient of the Association for Death Education and
Counseling’s Death Educator Award, he serves as the director of the Centre for Loss and Life Transition
(www.centerforloss.com), in Fort Collins, Colorado. He is also a faculty member of the University of Colorado Medical School’s
Department of Family Medicine. He is the author of more than fifty bestselling books on grief and loss.